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[Cottages, Sainte Claire [i.e. Saint Clair] Flats, Mich.] – Vintage Print

[Cottages, Sainte Claire [i.e. Saint Clair] Flats, Mich.], [1905?] — historic photograph
[Cottages, Sainte Claire [i.e. Saint Clair] Flats, Mich.], [1905?]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

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Small cottages stand along the water at Saint Clair Flats, the low, marshy delta where the St. Clair River spreads out before reaching Lake St. Clair in southeastern Michigan. The flats drew duck hunters, anglers, and summer visitors, and modest dwellings like these often served as weekend retreats for families and sportsmen. The Detroit Publishing Company, whose 1906 catalog lists this view, sold its photographs widely as postcards and prints, offering a national audience glimpses of American waterways and resorts. The date here is only approximate, so the picture is best placed in the early 1900s.

Created / published[1905?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle and date from Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). G 2923" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018573. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsDwellings. Waterfronts.United States--Michigan--Saint Clair Flats.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62083

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